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5 Ways to Manage Volunteer Expectations

Volunteer Hub

A few of the most common expectations that volunteers have include a welcoming work environment, resources and tools needed to complete their job, training and support, accommodations and scheduling flexibility, and ongoing communication. Because of this, ongoing evaluation is crucial. Job Description. How to do it.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process.

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Plan Monthly Job Learning Days

Eric Jacobsen Blog

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Plan Monthly Job Learning Days Having your employees learn more about what their fellow employees do is invaluable. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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Learning to Lead, Part 2: How I Juggled Public Allies and an ASU Degree

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies advises prospective participants to carefully evaluate their other commitments before joining the 10-month program, so planning, planning and more planning has been the only way to make all this work. One way I accomplished this was by looking over my job description and class assignments to see if they crossed paths.

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. What resources do you need to get the job done?

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees.

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Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). A survey recently completed by the job-placement firm Manpower that found 84 percent of employees intend to look around for a new job this year, and that is up from 60 percent last year.